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Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationTue, 31 Mar 2015 22:45:58 +0200Prince Charles speaks on dangers of plastic waste in oceansPrince Charles took a detour from his visits to various Washington tourist spots to deliver a speech on the threat of plastic waste accumulating in the world's oceans.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Prince-Charles-speaks-on-dangers-of-plastic-waste-in-oceans-20150318
Paris pollution shrouds Eiffel tower in smogThe Eiffel Tower has disappeared behind a brown smog as Paris and much of northern France suffered a spike in pollution.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Paris-pollution-shrouds-Eiffel-tower-in-smog-20150318
Haze hits Thailand, emergency measures issuedThai authorities say they had issued emergency measures across at least nine provinces as thick smoke caused by farmers burning vegetation to clear their fields chokes the north of the country.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Haze-hits-Thailand-emergency-measures-issued-20150318
Australia spells out plans to protect Great Barrier ReefAustralia has detailed how it will ban dumping of all dredge soil in the Great Barrier Reef as it looks to step up protection of the world's largest reef and avoid having it listed by Unesco as 'in danger'.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Australia-spells-out-plans-to-protect-Great-Barrier-Reef-20150316
Get on your bike and rideWe need to campaign for non-motorised transport in cities, says Mandi Smallhorne.http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Get-on-your-bike-and-ride-20150316
Premier: China falling short on fighting pollutionChina is falling short of its people's expectations in battling smog, Premier Li Keqiang has said, one week after authorities blocked a scathing documentary on the country's air pollution problem.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Premier-China-falling-short-on-fighting-pollution-20150315
CO2: UK in bold move to clean city airNew-vehicle retailers in South Africa add a "green tax" to prices. The UK, however, has named 12 cities as 'beacons of ultra-low emissions'.http://www.wheels24.co.za/News/CO2-UK-in-bold-move-to-clean-city-air-20150313
Smog documentary blocked by China after going viralA hard-hitting video investigation into China's grave air pollution problem has been pulled from mainstream video sites, days after it garnered more than 150 million hits online.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Smog-documentary-blocked-by-China-after-going-viral-20150307
China could struggle to meet 2020 nuclear targetsChina could struggle to meet its 2020 nuclear energy targets with the industry still waiting on a cautious government to speed up the approval process, a senior industry executive says.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/China-could-struggle-to-meet-2020-nuclear-targets-20150307
Nepal: Human waste on Everest is a major problemHuman waste left by climbers on Mount Everest has become a problem that is causing pollution and threatening to spread disease on the world's highest peak, the chief of Nepal's mountaineering association says.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Nepal-Human-waste-on-Everest-is-a-major-problem-20150303
Eskom gets reprieve from emission capsSeveral companies, including Eskom, have been granted a reprieve from complying with minimum emission standards in terms of air quality laws.http://www.fin24.com/Economy/Eskom-gets-reprieve-from-emission-caps-20150224
Scientists alarmed at short-term eroding gasesEnvironmental scientists have raised concern at rising levels of gases that attack Earth's protective ozone layer, including manmade chemicals not covered by a key UN treaty.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Scientists-alarmed-at-short-term-eroding-gases-20150217
Lobsters crawl out of sea - reportA report says about half a ton of rock lobsters have crawled out of the sea at Elands Bay, north of Cape Town.http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Lobsters-crawl-out-of-sea-report-20150207
Norway to cut climate pollution by 40% by 2030Norway says it will cut its emissions of global warming gases by 40% by 2030, aligning itself with the target set by the European Union.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Norway-to-cut-climate-pollution-by-40-by-2030-20150204
Pollution kills 1.2 million peopleAir pollution caused 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, according to the Global Burden of Disease report released by British medical study.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Pollution-kills-12-million-people-20150203
Red tide detected near Cape TownRed tide, which can render shellfish dangerous, has been detected on the west coast, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries department says.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Red-tide-detected-near-Cape-Town-20150203
90% of China cities fail to meet air standardsNearly 90% of China's big cities have failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, this, as the country's "war on pollution" campaign began to take effect.http://www.fin24.com/Economy/90-of-China-cities-fail-to-meet-air-standards-20150202
90% of China's cities failed to meet air standardsNearly 90% of China's big cities have failed to meet air quality standards in 2014, but that is still an improvement on 2013 as the country's 'war on pollution' began to take effect.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/90-of-Chinas-cities-failed-to-meet-air-standards-20150202
China's smoggy capital to close 300 companiesBeijing plans to shut 300 companies this year to help reduce choking air pollution in the Chinese capital, the official Xinhua news agency says.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Chinas-smoggy-capital-to-close-300-companies-20150123
Obama heads to India to breathe ‘filthy ‘airWhen President Barack Obama arrives in New Delhi he will join the Indian capital's masses in breathing some of the world's filthiest air.http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Obama-heads-to-India-to-breathe-filthy-air-20150123